Appliance Use; Temperature Control - Kenmore 111.22142 Use & Care Manual

the freezer forces the compressor to run
longer. Foods that freeze too slowly may
lose quality or spoil.
• Be sure to wrap foods properly, and
wipe containers dry before placing
them in the freezer. This cuts down on
frost build-up inside the freezer.
• Do not line freezer shelves and bins
with aluminum foil, wax paper, or paper
toweling. Liners interfere with cold air
circulatin, reducing freezer efficiency.
• Organize and label food to reduce lid
openings and extended searches.
• Remove as many items as needed at one
time, and close door as soon as possible.

Appliance Use

Key Components
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1. Glass shelf
2. Drawer Bin
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Temperature Control

4. LED Lighting
• The interior temperature of this appliance
can be set so that the entire unit can be
used as either a Freezer or a Refrigerator.
• To turn the appliance on, plug the power
cord into a properly grounded 3 prong
electrical outlet. The green Power On
light located on the temperature control
will illuminate.
• For safe food storage, after plugging in
Temperature Control
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The temperature control is located midway
down on the right inner cabinet wall.
Turn the arrow dial into the FREEZER zone to
use unit as a freezer. Turn dial into FRIDGE
zone to use unit as a refrigerator.
You will encounter some resistance at the top
center when turning the dial into one zone or
the other. Push past the resistance area to
move the arrow into the new zone.
Once in a zone, turn the dial so that the
arrow points to the temperature setting of
your choice.
In each zone a triangle figure indicates the
recommended temperature setting for most
situations of use.
After making an adjustment, allow several
hours for the internal temperature to stabilize
at the new setting.
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allow two hours if used as a refrigerator and
four hours if used as a freezer for the
appliance to cool down completely to the
set temperature. The compressor will run
continuously for the first several hours.
• Foods that are already frozen may be
placed in the freezer after the first few
hours of operation. Unfrozen foods should
NOT be loaded into the freezer until the
freezer has operated for four hours.
• When loading the freezer, freeze only
three pounds of fresh food per cubic foot
of freezer space at one time. Distribute
packages to be frozen evenly throughout
the freezer.